The mandatory EU-wide mask requirement for air travel is set to be dropped from Monday, May 16th, but airlines may still require passengers to wear masks on some or all flights
People living in Saxony won't have to wear a mask in shops and supermarkets from Friday after the state ruled the restriction could be lifted in low Covid areas.
Germany is talking about when Covid restrictions can be lifted - but Health Minister Jens Spahn has warned that mask rules will need to stay in place during autumn and winter.
The German government wants to be able to provide FFP2 face masks specifically for children, a move it says is necessary due to the continuing pandemic situation.
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday rapped her
junior coalition partner SPD in an ugly row over claims that Germany's health
minister planned to dole out sub-standard masks to the homeless and disabled.
Germany's ruling coalition parties agreed
Friday to tougher transparency rules for MPs in the wake of a damaging corruption scandal which has seen Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives
slump to record lows in opinion polls.
A decision by the German government to provide free face masks for everyone over the age of 60 has reportedly left taxpayers with a bill for €2 billion after the Health Ministry vastly overcompensated pharmacies.
Two senior lawmakers from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance have resigned after accusations they profited from the coronavirus pandemic through alleged kickbacks for state purchases of face masks.
The German city of Düsseldorf was forced Monday to lift an order for residents to wear masks against the coronavirus,
after a citizen successfully sued against the blanket rule.
Police in Berlin have called off an 18,000-strong protest against coronavirus restrictions, saying protesters had not worn masks, as required by a court.
A rising number of infections and hotspots: the fear over a second wave of coronavirus infections in Germany is growing. Just how well prepared is the country this time around?
Newly released data shows that the large majority of Germans have got into the habit of wearing face masks, making them some of the most consistent mouth and nose coverers in Europe.
Face masks became mandatory in Germany at the end of April, but how effective are they? A new study highlighting the eastern city of Jena sheds some light on the controversial measure.
Germany has been considering getting rid of compulsory face masks to help pandemic-hit shops. But it looks like they're here to stay. Here's why, and what Local readers think.
It is mandatory to wear a face covering in certain public places in Berlin, such as on transport. Now the Senate has voted to impose fines on those who refuse to wear them.
Germany has made wearing masks on public transport and in most shops mandatory, even offering them in vending machines, as the country became the latest to cover up in the fight against the coronavirus.
Starting this week, all of Germany's 16 states will make face and nose protection mandatory - with some stricter than others. We break down what's required.
People all over Germany must be prepared to wear face masks in the fight against the coronavirus spread after all 16 states opted to make it mandatory on public transport.
Germany's capital Berlin joined several federal states in announcing Tuesday that it will make protective masks compulsory on public transport, in a bid to halt contagion of the novel coronavirus.
On Wednesday, Germany officially recommended that residents wear masks in public transport and in shops. What exactly qualifies as a mask, and how are they helpful?
